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Indianola Train Wreck
The Indianola Train Wreck (also known as the McCook train wreck) was a railway accident that occurred at 7:08 a.m. on May 29, 1911, on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad one half mile west of Indianola, Nebraska leaving 18 dead and 32 injured. First accessed from this defunct URL Accident On the morning of May 29, 1911, train number 12 (pulled by engine 804) of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was eastbound to Chicago after stopping at McCook, Nebraska, to receive orders from the local dispatcher. Train number 9 (pulled by engine 2825) was the westbound ''Denver Limited'' which had left Chicago the previous day, May 28, and was due in Denver midday on May 29. Both trains were to meet at Red Willow, Nebraska, and coordinate passing one another. However, eastbound train number 12 continued past Red Willow and built up speed to approximately heading toward Indianola. Meanwhile, westbound ''Denver Limited'' was approaching Indianola anticipating to stop at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indianola, Nebraska
Indianola is a village in Red Willow County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 584 at the 2010 census. History Indianola was platted in 1873. The community was named after Indianola, Iowa, the former hometown of an early settler. In its early days, Indianola was the county seat of Red Willow County. After the railroad opted to locate its midpoint terminal on the Omaha to Denver route in McCook rather than in Indianola, the seat was moved there and Indianola declined. Located in the City Park of Indianola is the grave of a Pawnee woman who died of wounds received at the battle between the Sioux and Pawnee tribes at Massacre Canyon, just east of Trenton. The woman was originally buried northwest of town on a bluff overlooking Coon Creek. In the 1970s, it became obvious that erosion would eventually destroy her gravesite, and in 1975 she was reburied in the park, with representatives of the Pawnee tribe participating in the ceremony. Retrieved 2010-09-09. Geograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |